School of Medicine Office of Research

The School of Medicine (SOM) Office of Research (OR) manages research awards and proposals, safety, space, entrepreneurship, grant facilitation, and support activity for the UC Davis School of Medicine on behalf of the School of Medicine Dean. The program supports investigators across the UC Davis School of Medicine and investigators who perform biomedical research at the UC Davis main campus. The SOM OR is comprised of the Research Operations Unit, Laboratory Health and Safety Unit, Grants Facilitation Unit, Research Space Oversight Unit and the Office of Entrepreneurship & Industry Alliances Unit.

Structure

The UC Davis School of Medicine is part of the nationally recognized health system that excels at translating scientific discoveries and new technology into improved patient care and community-wide health.

The School of Medicine Office of Research acts under the direction of the School of Medicine Associate Dean for Research and the School of Medicine Associate Dean of Translational Research.

In order to provide a centralized focus to support the School of Medicine’s research mission, the School of Medicine Associate Dean for Research also serves as the Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Center.

Through its various programs and resources, the Clinical and Translational Science Center provides infrastructure for establishing research teams. In order to provide a centralized focus to support the School of Medicine’s research mission, the School of Medicine Associate Dean for Research also serves as the Director of CTSC.

Assists investigators, scholars, and staff in the conduct of clinical research by providing education in regulatory and clinical research administration, help with study recruitment, and a vast array of static and interactive resources to guide investigational teams through the myriad of local, state, and federal requirements.

School of Medicine Office of Research Units

The Research Operations Unit is responsible for the facilitation of various services for SOM research activities including, but not limited to research grant proposal reviews/approvals, limited submissions, award nominations, bridge funding assessment/collaboration with UCD OR, recharge rate assessment, research data analysis/preparation of analytical reports, etc.

The Grants Facilitation Unit was developed in 2007 to provide support for SOM researchers and their collaborators. In addition, the unit works collaboratively with the UC Davis OR Interdisciplinary Research Support team as well as other grant support units across the campus.

The Office of Entrepreneurship and Industry Alliances (OEIA) Unit serves as a bridge between basic and applied research at UC Davis Health, supporting entrepreneurial and industry activities required to translate scientific discoveries from Insight to innovation.